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One Dead, Another Injured From Jump In Jersey City Fire One Dead, Another Injured From Jump In Jersey City Fire
One Dead, Another Injured From Jump In Jersey City Fire One person was killed in a fire in Jersey City early Monday morning, July 10, authorities said. A man who was pulled from the 269 269 Stegman St., blaze that broke out around 6:50 a.m. died at the hospital, while one other person who jumped from the second floor was injured, according to Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office. Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke and fire, Wallace-Scalfione said. Five other people self-evacuated the building, Wallace-Scalfione said. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze, Wallace-Scalfione said. The Huds…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor The cause of a fire that destroyed several businesses and left two people dead in Hoboken has been identified, authorities announced. The Dec. 20 Jackson Street fire began in the back of the building at Glass & Vapor House LLC and the Cause has been ruled an accident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Investigators believe the presence of flammable material within that business likely contributed to the fire. An on-duty Hoboken police officer heard a loud explosion in the area around 12:20 a.m. that day, Suarez said. First responders arriving at the scene found an activ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor
Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor One of two victims of the Monday night’s fatal warehouse fire in Hoboken have been identified, authorities announced. Rose Marie Vos, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene as responders doused the fire at 38 Jackson St. around 12:20 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 61-year-old man also died in the fire, though his name is being withheld pending family notification, Suarez said. The victims’ cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. More than $47,000 had been raised in the first six hours on a GoFundMe for the owners an…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire 2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire
2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire Two bodies were found in the warehouse that was ravaged by flames Monday in Hoboken, authorities said.  The blaze broke out following a loud explosion at 38 Jackson St, around 12:20 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Firefighters putting out the blaze found two victims inside of the warehouse. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Massive fire on Jackson st, Hoboken. They’ve been trying to put it out for ~30min now #hobokenfire #jacksonstfire pic.twitter.com/Bysp6GBsyh — Lena Maksad (@lena_yuri) December 20, 2021 The fire damaged several surrounding buildings and sev…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3rd Accused Arsonist Arrested In Jersey City Bodega Fire 3rd Accused Arsonist Arrested In Jersey City Bodega Fire
3rd Accused Arsonist Arrested In Jersey City Bodega Fire A 29-year-old man was the third person to be charged with torching a Jersey City bodega in 2019, authorities announced Tuesday. Jeremiah Lane surrendered at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Monday, and was charged in connection with the June 9, 2019 blaze at Tribu Minimart on Princeton Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The shop's two owners, Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were charged last October, Suarez said. Gonzalez-Abreu and Duran-Tejada were charged with arson for insurance fraud purposes, while was charged with aggrava…

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by Cecilia Levine